Hiyoko wants to become an artist like her mother, but her father would prefer that she took a different career path. Enraged when she notices that he took all paintings done by her mother from the house, she decides to run away. Unable to find a place to sleep among her acquaintances, she ends up at Asylum Stadium, an abandoned field that is shelter for many homeless, but that is about to be torn down by the government. There she meets Akira, a strange individual capable of flying.
Takaki y Akari son dos compañeros de clase en la escuela primaria. Durante su tiempo juntos se volvieron amigos cercanos. Su relación es puesta a prueba cuando Akari se muda a otra ciudad debido al trabajo de sus padres. Ambos sufren dificultades para mantener su amistad viva, mientras el tiempo y la distancia lentamente los separa. Cuando Takaki se entera que se muda a un lugar más lejano, decide visitar a Akari por última vez.
